Soft

It was unasked by you

Yet given by me in kind

Something without a cost

Benefit of your pains

If only for you alone

Mildest touch nearly forgotten

Pressure of gentle hands

Temporary reprieve from aches

Unspoken moment so soothing

If only for a short time

Even if this simple giving

I feel alive for a passing

The simplicity of given joy

Purpose brought to empty life

If only for a soft touch

Bold gesture from relative stranger

You still surrender to occasion

Both of us unsure to meaning

More or less subject to discussion

If only to make you laugh

In the time that remains

Close without expectations

Trepidation still between us

Yet I would do this again

If only for your soft smile